This book is a page-turner that will keep you on edge with its vivid description of Skye's journey in search of a safe place. You'll be drawn into the storyline, rooting for Skye as she navigates through a series of unfortunate events. The author does an excellent job of illustrating how easily one can fall prey to predators, and how important it is to trust your instincts. Overall, Afraid is an excellent read for fans of thriller and crime novels.

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Author(s): Mandasue Heller ISBN: 9781444769555 Binding: Paperback Published: 2015-10-27 If you like Martina Cole, you'll love Mandasue Heller's thrilling new novel. When fifteen-year-old Skye's mother finally does something so shocking that it can't be hushed up, the police turn her over to the social workers - and that's when the nightmare begins. No one will let her talk to her father; the woman who is supposed to be helping her dumps her in a terrifying 'home' that's more like a jail. But she still has one friend to turn to: the sympathetic girl she's met in an internet chat room, the one who seems to have a home life as unhappy as Skye's. And Jade offers her a safe place to stay... Alone in Manchester, nearly penniless, Skye is willing to trust Jade. Even when it isn't Jade who turns up at the rendezvous, but a grown-up man who says he's Jade's brother...

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